Abstract

English migration into rural Wales presents migrants with unexpected experiences of ethnic and national difference. A study of English migrants in north Wales shows that many adapt by adopting new or alternative definitions of national belonging, including being British, claiming to be “really” Welsh, becoming more “Welsh,” or assuming some hyphenated identity. A minority find themselves more conscious of their Englishness, and unable to integrate into a Welsh community.

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